2016

Our ESL classroom for immigrants at Peninsula College is a one-room schoolhouse. This is the K-12 equivalent of having kindergarten through eighth grade together in the same room with one teacher. Remember, kindergarteners often don’t know...

Expanding Boundaries Pays Off
Chris Lubbesmeyer came to Peninsula College after serving in the Navy from 2000- 2014, where he did tours in Afghanistan and Kuwait. His decision to attend Peninsula College was influenced by the college’s outstanding...

A passion for discovery leads to a lifetime of learning
Local writer Robert Steelquist has been getting a lot of well-earned praise lately, with the release of his latest book, The Northwest Coastal Explorer, which examines the flora, fauna and hidden...

It’s easy sometimes to wonder about the value of the arts. Our society is rightly concerned about jobs and the health of the economy, but we sometimes treat economic worth as if it is the only value worth promoting. Even when the arts make headlines,...

Port Angeles and Clallam county leaders gathered Thursday to celebrate the completion of a new advanced manufacturing center that will bring jobs and economic development to the region. The Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) is the only facility...

I am from Albuquerque, New Mexico. I graduated Summa Cum Laude in History and Spanish from the University of New Mexico, and my Ph.D. in Sociology is from the University of Manchester, UK.
Although two different disciplines, both history and sociology...

An academic evolution has made Jennifer Linde a bookkeeper in demand
If you need to talk to Jennifer Linde while she’s on the Peninsula College campus, you’ll have to make it quick. A graduate of PC’s associates and bachelor’s degree programs,...

I headed west when I went to college at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1987. As an undergraduate, I was interested in teaching high school history. However, when I was living in Lake Tahoe, CA, I answered an ad for a volunteer to teach English...

In partnership with the City of Port Townsend and the Port Townsend Public Development Authority, Peninsula College is renovating Building 202 at Fort Worden into a facility that provides for high-quality education, easy access and up-to-date technology...

Public Service Role Takes PC Alum to Capitol Hill
Personal initiative, persistence and a solid education were key ingredients in PC alum, Nico Janssen’s path to becoming a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill.
As a high school senior in 2007,...